Kuwait, French university sign 2 deals to boost scientific ties

PARIS, Nov 16, (KUNA): Kuwait on Thursday inked two agreements with Lyon University in France and Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University to promote bilateral cultural and scientific cooperation.

Speaking to KUNA in a statement, head of Kuwait’s cultural office in Paris Yacoub Al-Shammari said the deals would open horizons for sharing expertise, and benefiting from development programs and scientific research.

Al-Shammari, who signed the deals on behalf of the Kuwaiti side, added the University of Lyon has 12 colleges, including University Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (the College of Law).

There are over 80 Kuwaiti students studying in France, in addition to 59 doctors registered in French board programs, he said.

He expected the number of the Kuwaiti nationals studying in France

to increase in the next period.

Kuwait’s Consul General in Hong Kong Salah Al-Saif on Friday called on citizens to steer clear of protests taking place in the island and Kowloon Peninsula.

In a statement to KUNA, Al-Saif urged Kuwaitis, either students or residents, to be utmost vigilant and contact the embassy on the hotline

0085298211669 in case of an emergency. He also urged those traveling to Hong Kong to postpone their plans should it be unnecessary.

The immediate cause of the protests is the proposed legislation of the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill. However, other causes have been pointed out, such as demands for democratic reform, the Causeway Bay Books disappearances, or the fear of losing a “high degree of autonomy” in general.